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How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival by David Kaiser

How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival audiobook runs 12 hours unabridged, narrated by Sean Runnette (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12listening hrs
Astronomy & Physicsstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12 hours of listening.

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30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 12 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 1,009 Astronomy & Physics audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival is an audiobook by David Kaiser: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Sean Runnette, released June 27, 2011, on the Astronomy & Physics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12 hrs
Narrated by
Sean Runnette
Released
June 27, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Astronomy & Physics
ISBN
9781483059730

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival audiobook?

How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is the How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival?

How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival is narrated by Sean Runnette.

Is How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.